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In this week's Simply Sterling, Linda Stolow Sterling reflects on the fortune of being in good health and the struggle of one local family whose daughter succumbed to a rare disease.

After founding Chelsea's Hope to help connect families who share the disease LaFlora and raise awareness, Danville's the Gerbers have raised thousands of dollars.

"I think about the Gerbers often and I admire their determination against terrible odds," Stolow Sterling writes. "Thinking about Chelsea makes me appreciate my health and the good health of all my family."

Simply Sterling is a blog of local events and interests by Linda Stolow Sterling. A long-time Danville resident now living in San Ramon, Stolow Sterling is a former features writer, competitive Scrabble player and teacher, and grandmother of triplets.

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